ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) or (d) compels or attempts to compel a person or persons generally to attend or participate in any political meeting, march, demonstration or other political event; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 133C Preventing political party or candidate from campaigning A person who, through intimidation prevents or obstructs or attempts to prevent or obstruct a political party or candidate from campaigning in any election shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level ten or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 133D Theft or destruction of voter identification A person who, in order to prevent or discourage another person from voting in an election, takes, destroys or damages any proof of identity, voters registration certificate or other document by which that other person may be identified as a voter, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 133E Additional punishment for intimidation (1) Where the High Court convicts a person of an offence under this Part, the court may, in addition to any other punishment, declare the person to be incapable, for a period not exceeding five years from the date of his or her conviction, of⎯ (a) being registered as a voter or voting at an election; or (b) filling a public office, other than a public office the tenure of which is regulated exclusively by or in terms of the Constitution; and, if the person holds a public office that is covered by a declaration under paragraph (b), the High Court may declare the office to be vacant as from the date of the conviction. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, where the High Court has declared a public office to be vacant in terms of subsection (1), that office shall be vacant from the effective date of the declaration. PART XIX CORRUPT PRACTICES 134 Undue influence (1) Any person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or herself or by any other person— (a) makes use of or threatens to make use of any force, violence or restraint upon or against any person; or (b) inflicts or threatens to inflict by himself or herself or by any other person any injury, damage, harm or loss upon or against any person; or (c) does or threatens to do anything to the disadvantage of any person; in order to induce or compel that person— (i) to sign a nomination paper or refrain from signing a nomination paper; or - 84 -